10 Friday, May 20, 2016www.brooklintowncrier.com Community Calendar If you have a community not for profit event you would like included in the calendar, please email it to mulcahy42@rogers.com with the subject line "calendar". Saturday, June 18 Car Wash Fundraiser by the Brooklin Optimist Club, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Brooklin Coin Wash on Highway 7. $10 per car. Proceeds to support Fort McMur- ray fire relief efforts. Saturday, June 18 Walk, run or wheel on Highway 407, 9:00 a.m. to noon. The Town of Whitby invites residents to use the new sec- tion of Highway 407 without a motor vehicle. Walk, run, cycle, rollerblade - use any form of active transportation to experience the new Highway 407 between Baldwin Street and Anderson Street before it opens. There is no parking available at the event site. Parking is available at Luther Vipond Memorial Arena (67 Winchester Road East) and in the municipal parking lot at 3 Vipond Road. Free shuttle bus- ses will pick-up and drop-off residents at both parking sites and Highway 407. Thursday, June 23 Annual General Meeting of Community Care Durham (CCD), 11:30 a.m. at the Oshawa & District Shrine Club, 1626 Sim- coe Street North, Oshawa. The event begins with a Meet & Greet at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch and CCD's Business Meeting. MPP Lorne Coe, a long-time supporter of CCD, will speak at 2:15 p.m. Community Care Durham is a multi-service, registered charitable organization providing Home Support, Respite (Caregiver Relief) and COPE Mental Health services to more than 12,000 Durham Region adults and their caregivers who have needs related to ag- ing, physical and/or mental health. Saturday, June 25 Mt. Zion United Church's Annual Pork BBQ. 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults; $5 for children 12 & under; free for children under 5. Call (905) 649-5200 or (905) 649-3332. This year, we are adding a "Silent Auction" table to raise money to reshingle the drive shed. The church is located at 3000 Concession 8 (just east of Salem Road), North Pickering. www.greenwood-mtzionunited- churches.ca Sunday, June 26 Salem Cemetery Decoration Service, 2:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays Community Care Durham delivers hot or frozen meals to Brooklin residents. Meals can be ordered by contacting Karen Andrews at 905-668-6223. Note that vol- unteers are needed to deliver Meals on Wheels to Brooklin residents. Please call our office at 905-668-6223, extension 223, to find out more. Basic Foot Care Community Care Durham provides basic foot care services by registered foot care nurses on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month at St. Thomas' Anglican Church. Please call 905-668-6223 for more information. Thursday evenings Love to sing! The Brooklin United Church adult choir welcomes new voices to join us. Practices are Thursday evenings 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. You do not need to read music to be part of the choir. Practice CD's are made available. For more information, please call the church office at 905-655-4141 or by email at office@brooklinunited.ca. Tuesdays Brooklin Toastmasters, 7:15 p.m. for Meet & Greet, Meeting from 7:20 to 9:14 p.m. at the Brooklin Community Centre & Library (NEW LOCATION), 8 Vipond Road, 2nd floor Boardroom (NW corner). For more informa- tion, contact John at 905-683-4439 or jajhj@ sympatico.ca or Loran Weston-Smyth at lorn@ lornawestonsmyth.com or 416-910-4109. Brooklin Toastmasters provides a supportive and positive environment where members have the opportunity to develop their communication and leadership skills. Priority will be given to Brooklin events. Some editing may occur. Brooklin's Guide to Home Based Businesses To advertise in this feature contact Rhonda at 905-442-9828 Sarah's Sewing Alterations, Mending, Crafts, Costumes -- Call or text: 905 242-4251 blue.dragonfly@rocketmail.com Need Post Holes? We can help! FBG Fencing Inc. • Brian 416-795-9469 www.fbgfencing.com Ding - Dong, AVON Calling! To receive a bi-weekly brochure email me at AvonRep.judyfry@outlook.com or drop by 60 Penhurst Drive, Brooklin Photos by Dianne www.istockphoto.com/search/portfolio/13554221 CLASSIFIEDS Custom Closets & More www.dream-space.ca 905.409.8681. Authorized HomeAdvisor GuitarDrumLessonsRepair patricksguitarstudio.com Experienced Painter - for competitive painting prices call Bryan 905-655-9983 Sarah's Sewing Alterations, Mending, Crafts, Costumes - Call or text: 905 242-4251 blue.dragonfly@rocketmail.com Job Opportunity for a RIBO Licensed Account Manager (Commercial). The ideal candidate is a strong team-player, motivated, and must love their career! View our website for details at http://bit. do/brysoncareers. Bryson Insurance is Great Place to Work Certified and a Top 10 Brokerage in Canada. APARTMENT FOR RENT Large apartment on main street Brooklin above store. Suitable for couple. No children or pets.. patio and parking Available immediately. Contact Peter 905-655-4546WORSHIP DIRECTORY WORSHIP DIRECTORY Burns Presbyterian Church 765 Myrtle Rd West (just 4 minutes north of Brooklin) 10am Worship, Kids Zone Fun & Nursery Care "Discovering God, Sharing God's Love" 905.655.8509 www.Burnschurch.org St. Thomas' Anglican Church 101 Winchester Road East Sunday Services: 8:30 and 10:30 am Sunday School & Nursery Program (10:30am) Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Communion and Healing Service 905-655-3883 www.stthomasbrooklin.ca Brooklin United Church 19 Cassels Rd. E. Sunday Services at 10:30 am Sunday School & Nursery Care www.brooklinunited.ca 905-655-4141 Come catch the Spirit! Renaissance Baptist Church of Brooklin 40 Vipond Road (Just West Of Library) Sunday Worship & Kids Program 10:30 a.m. 905 655 4554 www.brooklinrbc.ca We're here for Brooklin! By Sue Pitchforth Group 74's & Ashburn Arts Circle Summer Artfest In this month's article, I would like to highlight our upcoming Summer Artfest on Saturday, July 16th in downtown Brook- lin's Grass Park and area. Brooklin Beat: Summer Brings Art & Flowers on July 16 Group 74, along with the Ashburn Arts Circle, and with assistance from the Town of Whitby, are pleased to host the fifth annual event! Please join us as we celebrate this milestone of showcasing local art, dance, music, poetry, and everything creative! This is always such an amazing day on which people gather to celebrate the arts and culture of our area. Local artisans, a juried art show, delicious foods, lots of interactive activities for the children, and live local talent round out the day. New this year, we are introducing a historical component to our event featuring Vintage Whitby's Wade Szilagyi, who will be showcasing many interesting artifacts that he has found in the Brooklin area. He also has a new interactive display called "Talking Ancestors" that bring photos to life - pretty incredible! Hot off the Press! New and updated Self Guided Walking Tours of the downtown will be available to pick up at the Group 74 booth. Please drop by and enjoy this walk back in time. We invite you to visit our Facebook page where you can learn more about what is happening during Artfest: www.facebook.com/Group74/?fref=ts. Whitby In Bloom Garden Tour Group 74 is pleased to help promote the Whitby In Bloom garden tour, being held on July 16, the same day as Summer Artfest. There are some local Brooklin gardens featured, so why not drop by the Artfest and then visit a few gardens? Whitby In Bloom is a civic beautification program that promotes environmental responsibility and civic pride. Whitby In Bloom is based on the international Communities in Bloom (CiB) program. The WIB program's success is largely attributed to the dedicated efforts of community volunteers and the participation of Whitby residents. Visit one or all of the properties that will be on the 2016 WIB Garden Tour. Tour sites will be in Whitby and Brooklin, with each garden varying in size, structure and plant material. In lieu of a fee, non perishable food items will be collected for local food banks. Drop off your donation at one of the tour sites. For more details about the tour please visit: www.whitby.ca/en/residents/whitbyinbloom.asp. Hope to see you and your family out and about these two great community-driven events. Until next time, Sue Pitchforth Editor's Note: We are pleased to publish "Brooklin Beat", a column by Sue Pitchforth, an active volunteer in many community groups in Brooklin and the surrounding community. Local Lacrosse Players Receive Scholarships from Belmont Abbey Ben Utrosa from Brooklin and Kyle Curtis from Whitby have played lacrosse together for the better part of 14 years. They have helped their Whitby Minor lacrosse teams win many field and box lacrosse titles over the years and hope they can take that winning attitude to Belmont Abbey in North Carolina. Kyle and Ben have both received field lacrosse scholarships from Belmont Abbey College. They will head down to Belmont in August with the lacrosse season starting in February. Utrosa, a six-foot-three, 195-pound mid-fielder, says they both can't wait to take their skills to Belmont and help them bring home a championship. "I'm very lucky to call Belmont my home for the next four years, but it will be extra special knowing Kyle will be studying and playing with me," said Utrosa. "It's a small school that has everything I could ever want at a college. Coach Barrett is fantastic, and I can't wait to play for him and his staff." he added. For his part, Coach Chris Barrett is also happy about the impending arrival of Ben and Kyle. "We are extremely excited to add these two high-quality student athletes to our program this upcoming fall," he said. "I believe both Ben and Kyle will make a positive impact on and off the field upon their arrival at Belmont Abbey. We feel like Ben and Kyle are two student athletes that possess the academic integrity and the lacrosse ability that we are looking for here at Belmont Abbey College." With both young men growing up in different parts of Whitby, lacrosse is what brought them together as friends. "I'm really looking forward to Belmont, and it's going to be fun playing alongside Ben after playing with him since Tyke," said Curtis, a six-foot, 198 attack now, playing Jr. B with the Clarington Green Gaels. "We've been together at tournaments all across Ontario and the US, but this will be the best yet," he added.